21,000 lose power as lines, limbs go down

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Flickering lights, dirt devils and a yellow-tinged sky were a prelude to a damaging Wednesday night.

Only a trace of rain accompanied high winds that blew into San Angelo about 8:30 p.m., according to San Angelo's National Weather Service office.

In the hour that followed, there were reports of massive damage to trees, power lines and a collapsed barn or structure in Grape Creek, weather officials said.

In Tom Green County 21,334 customers were without power about 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, according to American Electric Power spokesman Fred Hernandez.

The largest areas without power were north and east San Angelo, but AEP heard of outages throughout the city.

Crews planned to work through the night, Hernandez said, and while some customers would be restored within hours, some weren't expected to have power until Thursday or later.

A scoreboard toppled at Old Bobcat Stadium, and extensive damage was seen at the Multi-Chem building on Sunset Drive.

NWS senior forecaster Terry Huber said power was out throughout the Concho Valley.

The station heard reports of a lot of trees damaged in San Angelo. More damage assessments were continuing to come in.

Although there were reported sightings of tornadoes, Huber said it was high winds that damaged the area.

Based on his experience, he estimated they topped 60 mph.

The center also heard reports of golf ball-size hail earlier in the evening near Sterling County before the storm hit San Angelo.

"It looks like this is pretty much it for tonight," he said about 9:10 p.m.